Published on: November 23, 2011

Oregon Governor Kitzhaber Halts “Voluntary” Execution

By Laura Orr

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber issued a November 22, 2011, statement, about why he halted the execution of the death row inmate who asked that all his death penalty appeals cease and that the state proceed with his execution.

Oregonian story: “Gov. John Kitzhaber stops executions in Oregon, calls system ‘compromised and inequitable’”

[Link to other Governor Kitzhaber Media Releases.]